Dr. Y. Deepa, a doctor in the Government Department of Yoga and Naturopathy, has explained the effects of consuming too much sugarcane. In an interview with One India Tamil, she discussed the importance of balancing the six tastes: sweet, sour, astringent, salty, bitter, and pungent. Each taste has medicinal properties and can cause disease if consumed in excess or deficiency.
Dr. Deepa advised adding more sweet and sour tastes to strengthen and develop muscles. Astringent flavor enhances blood flow and bone health. Bitter taste strengthens the nerves and increases digestive power. Salt is also beneficial for digestion. The proportion of these flavors that should be consumed varies according to the respective climate.
Excess sweet taste can cause mouth ulcers and weight gain, while excess sour taste can cause muscle wear and tear. Starchy and oily products have a sour taste, and consuming these can lead to hunger and increased intake. Drinking lemon juice before a meal can improve appetite.
Foods with an astringent taste can cause stomach problems when consumed in excess. Fenugreek, pomegranate, and banana flower are good for stomach ulcers. Bitter taste promotes digestion and strengthens the nervous system.
Salty taste is beneficial for bone health and should be balanced with the other tastes to avoid colds or excess phlegm. Foods with an alkaline taste increase gland secretion and prevent physical ailments when consumed at the right time. Consuming each flavor in the right amount is crucial for optimal health.
Chennai: Dr. Y. Deepa, a doctor of the Government Department of Yoga and Naturopathy, has explained why eating too much sugarcane causes mouth ulcers.
In an interview with One India Tamil, Dr Y Deepa said: The topic we are going to look at today is taste medicine. There are 6 tastes sweet, sour, astringent, salty, bitter and sweet. All six of these have medicinal properties. Any excess or deficiency of these tastes will cause us disease. Every taste has medicinal value. We should add more sweet and sour to strengthen and develop our muscles.
If you want more blood flow and more blood cells, add more astringent flavor. Salty taste should be added to strengthen our bones. Bitter taste should be added to strengthen the nerves. Salt should be added to increase the digestive power. We can know whether we are giving nutritious food to the people in our house.
If we are for energy it means that our body has a strong taste for sweetness. Each flavor should be taken in the right amount. But at the same time when taking more or less it gives problem in operation. If the sour taste increases, the muscles will wear out. This causes more fat to be stored in the body.
Starchy and oily products come in sour taste. If children are underweight, when we give them sour-tasting foods, they become hungry and eat more. Drinking lemon juice an hour or half an hour before eating will make you eat better. Even if you put mint in that lemon juice, you will feel hungry.
60 percent of the food we eat should be sour. All others 10 percent each is sufficient. The proportion of these flavors varies according to the respective climate. Carbohydrates can cause arthritis. The oil has a bitter taste. But when the oil is refined, the bitter taste is removed.
Country sugar, sugar cane, palm sugar, fruits, honey, some grains and tubers have a sweet taste. Ulcers occur when you eat too much of sweets. We have seen that eating too much sugarcane can cause mouth ulcers. It also causes irritation. A very sweet taste reduces body heat and increases kapha. This causes a cold. Weight gain.
Astringent taste- when reduced it gives stomach problem, indigestion problem, gastric problem, ulcer. Fenugreek has astringent taste. Pomegranate fruit, gooseberry, banana flower, coconut milk, curry leaves, figs, mustard seeds are good for stomach ulcers. Nuts, fruits, breast milk and cow’s milk are rich in milk. Increase in iron helps prevent anemia. It also solves menstrual problems. Even if you eat a lot of sour taste, the astringent taste will decrease.
Bitter taste means fenugreek, bitter gourd, taniya, bitter gourd, brinjal, gourd. Foods that have a lot of flavor tend to taste bitter. Anise, Bark, Cinnamon and Cardamom are bitter in taste. This flavor increases digestion and strengthens the nervous system when taken in excess. Stimulates the brain. It also increases resistance.
Bitter taste increases during breathing exercises. The production of vitamin D by standing in the sunlight is the same as the production of bitter taste in our body. People who are fearful, stressed, and anxious will come out of the problem when they are given too much bitter taste.
Next comes the salty taste – water vegetables and fruits contain mineral salts. So they all taste salty. This flavor is bone-building. Water vegetables and fruits should be added to keep the bone marrow functioning properly, the salty taste will also reduce our heat. If this taste becomes too much, it will cause a cold. This should remove the astringent and alkaline taste and reduce phlegm.
Alkaline taste- Chili, pepper, spinach, banana stem, green chillies, garam masala, nutritive foods come in alkaline taste. Alkaline taste increases the secretion of the glands. If it decreases it will cause indigestion. Rheumatoid arthritis, obesity, anemia, laziness, constipation are common problems that most people face. Taking these flavors at the right time can prevent physical ailments. Thus Y. Deepa said.